Olympian Kayla Harrison transitioning to MMA

Kayla Harrison: MMA is really tempting

Kayla Harrison Is The Best And I'm In Awe Of Her Four years ago, Kayla Harrison became the first American to win an Olympic gold medal in judo. Yesterday, Harrison became the first woman from any country to win multiple golds at half heavyweight, and her final match only looked difficult because sh Read more ... e made the rest of them look so easy.

America's Olympic Judo Queen Kayla Harrison, the only American to ever win a gold medal in judo, talks about her personal fighting style and the rise of women in MMA. Photo: Jeff Bush/The Wall Street Journal

Kayla Harrison repeats as Olympic judo champion ayla Harrison won her second consecutive Olympic gold medal in judo, beating Audrey Tcheumeo of France in the 78-kilogram (172-pound) final and establishing herself as the best judoka in U.S. history Thursday before a packed house at Arena Carioca 2

Meet Team USA: Kayla Harrison

How an American Took Down Judo After winning the U.S.’s first Olympic gold medal in Judo four years ago, little-known Kayla Harrison started training to win its second.

Her First Olympics, She Went For Herself. Now, She’s Going For Other Survivors. Kayla Harrison looked up at the judge in front of her and told him that she no longer knew how to be a child.

Kayla Harrison raises her profile, now wants to raise her Olympic medal count Kayla Harrison couldn’t even walk when she took two of the biggest steps on her path to the Rio de Janeiro Olympics .

America's Olympic Judo Queen Kayla Harrison, the only American to ever win a gold medal in judo, talks about her personal fighting style and the rise of women in MMA.